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From: barri fisher <>
Subject: Re: Fwd: Re: [NJHUNTER] Kingwood Old School Baptist Church
Date: Tue, 28 Dec 1999 12:56:15 -0800


Pam Bush wrote:
>
> The Genealogical Magazine of New Jersey has published the tombstone
> inscriptions for both of these Baptist cemeteries in Kingwood Township. The
> correct reference is "Hunterdon County Gravestones: Two Baptist Cemeteries
> at Baptistown," GMNJ, Vol. 56, 1981, pp. 99-106. The old cemetery is in
> very poor condition with many stones broken or indecipherable. It is
> located next to the Baptistown post office on Rt. 519 a few hundred yards
> from the traffic light in the center of Baptistown. The old church was
> located there before relocating to the other side of Route 519 down the
> road abit where the newer cemetery is located.
> There are no Dilts surnames in either list. The only Fisher names are
> Dinah, wife of Henry Fisher who died Sept 30, 1845 aged 50 yrs, 9 mos, 12
> days, and Amy Fisher, dau of Robert S. and Catharine E. Fisher who died
> July 7, 1861 age 18 days.
> Pam Bush
> >
> >My 4g-grandfather & grandmother (Godfrey DILS/DILTS & Eleanor SWEAZY/SWEASY)
> >were married in the Kingwood Baptist Church in the late 1700's.
> >
> >I would also be interested in hearing about the location of the cemetery.
> >
> >Did you had to notice any DILS / DILTS / DILTZ stones in your recent
> >travels?
> >
> >barri fisher wrote:
> >
> >> I recentltly visited the Kingwood area trying to find gravestones for my
> >> ancestors. Since Joseph Fisher and Keziah Burkett were married at the
> >> Kingwood Baptist Church, I was hoping to find them buried there. The
> >> listing of cemetaries that was distributed through this list mentioned
> >> that this church was on Segeantsville & Locktown Rds. in Locktown, NJ
> >> and that there was a cemetary there. I was able to located the church,
> >> which is being renovated and is not in use, but I could not locate the
> >> cemetary. Any ideas?
> >>
> >> I also visited the Baptistown Baptist Church on County Rd 519, Main St,
> >> Baptistown, NJ. Some of the more prominent names there were Stout,
> >> Curtis, Rittenhouse, Opdyke and Warford.
> >>
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> >
> >
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>
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Thanks.

The church that I had refferred to as the Baptistown Baptist Church was
right next to the Post Office on 519, Baptistown.

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